Here are the pictures of me putting the plates on the car!!!

Guess who took the pictures?

Official Utah-ians!

My dad gave my car to Jordan and I as cool gift! We were having to get the car registered in Utah and this is the before.

To get he car registered here we had to get the states safety and emissions test. I have to admit, that when I was living at home my Dad REALLY, took care of my mom, sister and I. He handled most of the car stuff; and I was very grateful for his love and care!

So when I went back to pick up my car I was in shock. The lady on the other side of the counter handed me a piece of paper with the huges letters stating "REFUSED!" What?...Why?

The lady told me "your windows"

When I was in California for two Christmas ago my sister and I traded cars for the winter. While she had my car in San Diego, I guess she didn't feel cool enough in my car as is, so she decided to get my car windows tinted. To be honest I was excited that she did, it has been nice. I really like it when we switched our cars back!

So now you probably know what the problem was. To understand you have to know that the tints on windows can range in different percentages. I guess that California allows a higher percentages of tint on your front windows than Utah does. so this picture shows my car and the differences between the front window and the back window. now I look more un-cool driving in my car than I was before the tints! Thanks Becca, Love you!

Love Day

I know I'm so behind, but these are pictures from Valentines Day. We had a lot of fun! Adam and Melissa had a church valentines dinner and dance night. It was fun to get to dress up and have a delicious dinner pre-pared by Adam and Melissa.

The church was beautifully decorated, we all got to take cute couples pictures (Marci Platt as our photographer), and they had some of the young men serving us.

We had the best time!!

Sledding

So I know this is over a week old, but better last than never!
Out in Spanish Fork, where the Basua's and Platt's live, is a golfing range that was piled with snow. Perfect for sledding!!
We went out there two Saturdays ago and had a blast! Don't we just look so sexy!

This is Jordan with our niece Ariana, who is turning three in July, she kind of became our little trooper that day. Her and Jordan trucked up and down the hill so many times!
I wish I had more pictures of the other kids and family, they were all having too much sledding!

This brought back so many old memories sledding up in big bear as a kid!

Mom, do you remember going out sledding and playing in the snow all day and then when we came back to the cabin all we wanted to do is take nice hot showers, but we had to take showers in like one hour intervals because the hot water ran out too fast. So when it finally came to my turn there was absolutely no warm water at all! It was so horrible; I had to get clean and you ended up running to and from the kitchen with buckets of warm water as I sat in the bath shivering.
Oh.. the memories! There were a lot of great ones! Thanks for my childhood Mom!

This is what the toast said:

"I would like to propose a toast to Michelle and Jordan,

Congratulations to the both of you on sealing the beautiful love you guys share with each other.
Michelle, I want you to know how honored I am to be standing by your side during this memorable event in your life. I always imagined wedding planning to be a stressful time, but you were the perfect person to be Maid of Honor for. You were yourself the whole time; relaxed, creative, and happy about everything! This place looks stunning, just like You!
I’d like to tell you a little story I will never forget; the day my sister told me she was getting engaged. She flew into San Diego Airport for a family event. I picked her up by myself, and from the moment I saw her standing on the side of the curb she had a huge smile. I felt special because I thought she was excited to see me. To my surprise, she was more excited to tell me something. I figured out she couldn’t hold it in anymore and she needed to tell someone, because once she jumped eagerly into my car, she immediately showed me her left hand and blurts out “I’m engaged!”. Like everyone else did when they heard the wonderful news, I screamed, congratulated her, and gave her a huge hug. So the next words out of her mouth, “I want you to be my Maid of Honor.” There I went again, screamed and said my infamous words “Shut up!”. I gladly accepted, and we were full of smiles and more screams the entire drive to my apartment. Not to mention, I was a little jealous because of the gorgeous ring on her hand. Whoever picked out that ring must know a thing or two about my sister!
Jordan, I knew from the moment you and my sister were together, I wanted you to be “the one” for her. You make her very happy, you make us all laugh, you always have a kind heart, and you fit perfect in our family. I’ve always wanted you to be the brother I never had. Michelle is going to be the best wife, mother, and friend for you. I know this because she has been the best sister and friend to me.
I will be here for you guys, always! I love you both very much!!!
Here’s to Lovely Bride and Groom! Cheers!"

Ode to my sister...Rebecca Claire Mitchell

Just today I got home from school at 8:30pm, parked my car, and checked to see if Jordan had gotten the mail. to my surprise he hadn't and in the mail box was a large yellow envelope addressed to Michelle and Jordan Beck . It had three stamps and a return address to my wonderful sister Rebecca! I sped walked down to get into the house so I could open it right away. I could only speed walk because I learned the other day that you shouldn't run over iced cement!



As I opened the letter like a crazed person, i pulled out a sheet of pretty stationary that was nicely laminated! With it there was a smaller piece of paper explaining "Michelle and Jordan, this is what I wanted to say on the big day. Like yourselves, I was very nervous and didn't get out everything I wanted to. "
As I started reading the toast, my eyes started to pool with water. As a tear began to fall I found my self reading a funny sentenced and then began to laugh. Jordan, sitting beside me on the couch, inquired to me what I was laughing about. I turned to him and as he saw that I had been tearing up he leaned toward me and read along with me.


Isn't she beautiful!?!
I have to say that Jordan and I thought that all the toasts at the wedding reception were perfect and loved them dearly. though I know how Rebecca feels and I truly appreciate and am excited to have this in my photo books forever.

To my sister I love her with all my heart! She is so smart, pretty, and heartwarming! Everyone she meets finds out why we have all fell in love with her. Everyone knows what I'm talking about.
For all the times we fought and chased each other around the house with barbies in hand; I would never give anything for my sister. I would never change her, or take for granted anything she has to offer.

Rebecca deserves a medal and a standing ovation, not to mention she was the perfect maid of honor!

Love to Becca! XOXO

A lot of you know that Jordan and I are now living in his apartment he had before the wedding. It's not so bad and so good. The one thing it lacks is storage for all our STUFF combined!

After the wedding Jordan and I went out to Ikea to spend a little wedding money (Thank you everyone!) ; and ohhh..man that place is so cool and a bit overwhelming. I think we had the best time going through the children section!

One thing we were looking for was some cabinets for our kitchen/dinning room to add extra storage. And that is exactly what we left with. Also to point out the cool oak woodblock counter top!

This is the unit that "we" (Jordan) took 2 days to build. *Its missing a drawer in this picture on the left side

As most of my family knows I can't ever just have something the way it is. I always have to add a little to it.

So I thought of a modern design that I think looks good for the face of the drawers and got some fabric to line the inside of the shelves.

This is how it started....

1. I got a wall paper to cover the front that could be painted on.

2. I cut out stencils from poster board and drew the pattern on the wall paper.

3. I mixed all the colors for the pattern then Jordan and I painted in all the shapes, starting with the lightest color. *Tip: It is always easier to cover over lighter colors with darker colors; if there are mistakes to hide. (if the other way around you with be having to put layer upon layer with the lighter color) start with being loose the lighter colors and then be more tight and precise with darker colors.

I do have to give most of the credit to Jordan. I am my father's daughter and I am great for starting projects, but not so good at finishing them in a timely manner; right mom? So as I sat on the couch watching TV or playing Wii fit; Jordan was on the couch painting. He really pulled it out at the end!

It did come out a bit more bold than expected, but we love it!